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An annual wellness check up is a set of examinations done to establish ones state of health at a point in time while also alerting to any areas of concern before one becomes symptomatic. Annual wellness check up entails a series of physical, laboratory and radiological evaluation. Some of the tests in these evaluations include; blood pressure, BMI assessment, Diabetes check, Liver and kidney functions check, breast/prostate/cervical cancer screens. Any abnormal results will be communicated to the client and if any remedial action is to be taken, proper advice will be given on whom to see thereafter. Annual wellness check up is for everyone. At Scanlab we do have wellness packages that are categorized into four groups: Above 50years (Male and Female) and Below 50 years (Male and Female).

Always remember; the goal of wellness check up is for any abnormal results to be picked up before one can feel the symptoms e.g. if one has a breast lump, we want to see it on mammogram or ultrasound before one can actually physically feel it. At this point management is always easier.

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Do you have the urge to eat soil or stones? Are you easily exhausted when doing tasks that others perform effortlessly? Do you frequently feel dizzy? The haemoglobin (Hb) test may be appropriate for you to evaluate for the presence or absence of anemia. Anemia refers to a low haemoglobin level.

Hemoglobin is a protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues and carbon dioxide from tissues to the lungs. A lower than normal result indicates that you have anemia. The “normal range” differs by age and gender and the appropriate range is supplied on our reports with your results. The test can be performed as part of a complete blood count (CBC) to check your overall health or to diagnose a medical condition. If you have anemia, your attending medical practitioner may want to evaluate the haemoglobin test results along with those of other tests.